A construction project involves using 10 metric tons (tonnes) of concrete. The embodied carbon footprint of concrete is 0.1 metric tons of CO2 per metric ton of concrete. Calculate the total embodied carbon footprint in kilograms of CO2 for this project 2) A company transports its products using diesel trucks. The company's truck fleet averages 8 miles per gallon (mpg) of diesel fuel. If they need to transport their products 500 miles, and the emission factor for diesel is 2.7 kg CO2 per liter, how many kilograms of CO2 will be emitted on a single trip? 3) A household replaces all its incandescent light bulbs with LED bulbs. If they had 10 incandescent bulbs, each consuming 60 watts and being used for 4 hours a day, and LED bulbs consume 8 watts each, calculate the annual energy savings in kilowatt-hours (kWh). Assume 365 days in a year.

A construction project involves using 10 metric tons (tonnes) of concrete. The embodied carbon footprint of concrete is 0.1 metric tons of CO2 per metric ton of concrete. Calculate the total embodied carbon footprint in kilograms of CO2 for this project 2) A company transports its products using diesel trucks. The company's truck fleet averages 8 miles per gallon (mpg) of diesel fuel. If they need to transport their products 500 miles, and the emission factor for diesel is 2.7 kg CO2 per liter, how many kilograms of CO2 will be emitted on a single trip? 3) A household replaces all its incandescent light bulbs with LED bulbs. If they had 10 incandescent bulbs, each consuming 60 watts and being used for 4 hours a day, and LED bulbs consume 8 watts each, calculate the annual energy savings in kilowatt-hours (kWh). Assume 365 days in a year.

Solid Waste Engineering

3rd Edition

ISBN:9781305635203

Author:Worrell, William A.

Publisher:Worrell, William A.

Chapter8: Landfills

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 8.5P

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